Gates Foundation, OpenAI launch AI healthcare initiative in Africa
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Digital Payment Revolution Transforming Africa’s Economy
The Rise of Digital Payments in Africa
Africa’s financial technology landscape is experiencing unprecedented transformation as global payment platforms recognize the continent’s massive untapped potential. The digital payment revolution is fundamentally reshaping how African businesses…
African digital health strategic plans analysis: key weaknesses in contextualization, intervention focus, and technological foresight
Digital health strategies are increasingly being adopted in Africa, but their consistency with best practice planning is poorly documented. 54 countries were screened; 48 had a plan in the Global Digital Health Monitor, and…
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A Tailored mHealth Intervention for Improving Antenatal Care Seeking and Its Determinants Among Pregnant Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Adolescent pregnancy is of public health concern due to high rates of pregnancy-related complications and lower antenatal attendance among adolescent girls and young women. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions have the potential to improve…
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AI-powered app launches in Nigeria to address medical shortages
UK-based AI company digiLab has partnered with Nigerian HealthTech startup KOYO to launch an AI-powered app in sub-Saharan Africa.
It will begin with a rollout in Nigeria, which has a shortfall of more than 200,000…
Leveraging Smartphone Mobility Data to Understand HIV Risk Among Rural South African Young Adults: Feasibility Study
Background: Smartphones provide a precise method to study human mobility at an unprecedented scale, allowing researchers to explore the links between mobility, HIV risk and treatment outcomes. However, leveraging smartphone technology to study HIV…
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Mobile Health Intervention Tools Promoting HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: Scoping Review
Background: In 2022, 3100 adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa experienced new HIV infections each week. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective at preventing HIV but has limited uptake and persistence. Mobile…
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Acceptability and feasibility of research grade wearables for monitoring heat stress in Kenyan farmers
Sub-Saharan Africa faces increasing heat events due to climate change, affecting health and productivity. Wearable technology, though promising for monitoring these impacts, is underexplored in this region. This pilot study evaluated the acceptability and…
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SEARCH Study: Text Messages and Automated Phone Reminders for HPV Vaccination in Uganda: Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Cervical cancer is currently the leading female cancer in Uganda. Most women are diagnosed with late-stage disease. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is the single most important primary preventive measure. While research regarding text…
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Hippocratic AI partners with UAE services provider to expand into Middle East, North Africa
United Arab Emirates-based Burjeel Holdings, a healthcare services provider, and Hippocratic AI, a generative AI company developing safety-focused large language models for healthcare, announced a strategic partnership to alter healthcare delivery. Burjeel Holdings operates in…
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